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The HorticulUirmt. 



find a congenial home. It is grown by several 

 of our leading nurseries, and all unite in 

 commendation of its strikingly handsome 

 characteristics of foliage, so beautifully varie- 

 gated, but, alas, it does not stand the hot dry 

 sun. Perhaps it may yet be fortunate with 

 those who have for it a good cool, moist 

 locality. Think of a maple, handsome in 

 form and vigorous in growth, covered with a 

 glorious radiance of starry leaves, green and 

 white-striped, not unlike, in eifect, the bril- 

 liancy of the Euphorbia Variegata. 



Apple Grou'inf/ in Western Nt-w York, 



Occasionally, the apple crops of the western 

 or lake counties of New York bring the owners 

 large sums of money. 



Lying within the limits of Niagara county, 

 and boi'dering on Lake Ontario, are 30,000 

 acres of land, all suitable for orchard pur- 

 poses. The breezes from the lake keep up a 

 steady temperature, cool in summer and far 

 from severe cold in winter, affording a climatic 

 temperature of uniform degrees. Almost every 

 farm has its orchard, and some farms are all 

 orchards. Every year there is a crop of some 

 size, and in the alternate years the yield is 

 very large. The orchards are uniformly well 

 cultivated, and the apples are nearly always 

 large, fair and in excellent demand. The 

 varieties most popular are Baldwin, R. I, 

 Greening and Roxbury Russet. From one 

 orchard of 19 acres there was sold, two years 

 since, $7,230 worth of apples. From another 

 orchard of 140 Baldwin trees, there were sold 

 980 barrels, for $3.25 per barrel. 



The G<ifilen L,iltfiii-i/. 



Mr. William Robinson, publisher of The 

 Gardim, London, England, has commenced 

 what is known as the Garden Library, viz., 

 a list revised weekly of all books on garden- 

 ing now obtained in England and for sale or 

 to purchased through his effice. The idea is 

 a good one, for many rare and valuable books, 

 the moment they are offered in market, are 

 immediately added to this list and made 

 public. We trust such a plan may yet find 

 imitation in the United States. We observe 

 the evident prosperity of The Garden con- 

 tinues, and that its size is increased from 32 



to 40 pages weekly. Its paper and arrange- 

 ments are very tasteful. 



still Aiiot/iei- ICarli/ J'enrh, 



We have given considerable prominence to 

 the Early Beatrice and Alexander Peaches, 

 for we desire to encourage really meritorious 

 varieties. But even their peculiar merits of 

 extra-earliness are to be disputed soon, for 

 we learn that there is a seedling in California 

 which matured ten days before the Beatrice, 

 and another in Missouri also claims an earlier 

 maturity than either. 



Kansas Pacific Railivdi/ The main 



line extends from Kansas City, Mo., and 

 Leavenworth, Kansas, both flourishing cities 

 on the Missouri River, through Central Kan- 

 sas and Eastern Colorado, 639 miles, to Den- 

 ver, Colorado, and with several hundred miles 

 of branches, in addition, reaches every portion 

 of Kansas, Colorado and Ncav Mexico, and all 

 of its fertile valleys. Rare opportunities are 

 offered for acquiring homes in a section of 

 country unsurjiassed for fertility and health. 

 The State Capital, State University, State 

 Agricultural College, State Normal School, 

 Blind Asylum, etc., of Kansas, are all located 

 immediately along the line, and the educa- 

 tional facilities generally are unequaled. By 

 reference to the United States Agricultural 

 Reports, it will be observed that Kansas had 

 a greater yield to the acre of the cereals than 

 any other State, and gold medals and diplomas 

 for the greatest and best display of fruit and 

 agricultural, horticultural and mineral pro- 

 ducts, have been awarded at the great exposi- 

 tions and fairs throughout the land in compe- 

 tition with the other States. For the tourist 

 and invalid, a varied and charming landscape 

 is presented ; and the delightful air of Colo- 

 rado, and the now justly celebrated Cold, 

 Warm and Hot Springs, in the vicinity of 

 Denver, have given renewed life to the weary 

 and have restored health to the sick. Don't 

 fail to take a trip over the Kansas Pacific 

 Railway, and if you want a good home, be 

 sure to settle along its line. You can obtain 

 maps, circulars, etc., giving all information, 

 by addressing General Passenger Agent, K. 

 P. R., Kansas City, Mo. 



